5. Introduction
• Diversity of Textiles in Collections.
• Many areas of Preventive Conservation.
• Quick look at Active Conservation
• Look at the wide variety of conservation grade materials
available.
• Introduce you to basic and best practice of mounting and
storage techniques.
• Several practical session throughout the morning.
9. •Store in a cool dry-ish place.
•Keep away from direct sunlight and spot lights.
•Look out for pests in your house.
•Use conservation grade materials where
possible.
•Pack at least with acid free tissue.
•Discard any packing materials that yellow or
develop foxing small brown dots.
•Examine treasures periodically to make sure
everything is OK.
Caring for your Own Treasures
20. Activity Two
Conservation Grade Materials
Un-buffered Acid Free Tissue Paper
Soft
Layers between objects and inserts delicate objects
and
Crunchy
Firmer good for support inside stringers items like hats
32. Storage of Objects: Hats
Ultimate Best practise – Ethafoam carved into shape and covered in jersey on an
acid free card tray, rolled ties. Then stored in a box or a sealed cabinet.
Museum of fine Art Boston
34. Improvements to storage of
Footwear
Shoe cupboard needs sealing
to Protect shoes from acid in
the wood
Boxing up shoes individually
with photograph and accession
number
35. Storage of Objects: Shoes
Beach Croft Art Gallery, conserved and packaged by Textile conservation Centre
36. OXCMS:1990.19.1
One piece dress, women’s
Date: 1940-1949
Material: Silk
Associated Place: Oxford
Associated Person: Mrs D.C. Carr Lord
Mayor of Oxfords Wife.
Storage Improvements: Labels
37. Storage of Objects: Flat Textiles
Converting a wardrobe for flag and banner storage
51. Types of Displays
• Single Venue Exhibition
• Temporary Touring Exhibition
• Permanent Display
52. Mounting For Display: Hats
Polystyrene Head from Morplan. Perspex Hat Stands, left
from Eden shop the right
from Dauphan.
Dauphan mount with
plasterzote and polyester
wadding support.
78. Resources
Publications
A Practical Guide to Costume
Mounting by Lara Flecker
Illustrated Guide to the Care of
Costume and Textile Collections on
Collections Link
Suppliers
http://www.benchmarkcatalog.com/
www.edenshop.co.uk
www.morplan.com
www.conservation-resources.co.uk
www.preservationequipment.com
www.ryderbox.co.uk
www.2Wpackaging.co.uk
www.whaleys
80. Activity Five: Have a go
Polystyrene Head from Morplan. Perspex Hat Stands, left
from Eden shop the right
from Dauphan.
Dauphan mount with
plasterzote and polyester
wadding support.